Red Sox - 101 020 011 - 6 10 2Manny Delcarmen and Craig Hansen each faced three batters in the seventh -- and retired no one. All six runners scored -- Terry Francona used four pitchers in the 11-batter inning -- and Tampa completed the three-game sweep.
Rays - 100 000 60x - 7 9 2
Dice (5-2-1-5-5) had a horrible 1.2 innings, but then settled down nicely, retiring 10 of his last 11 batters. Going back to the end of the first inning, he retired 13 of his last 16 batters. He threw 101 pitches in five innings (24-25-17 14-21).
Dustin Pedroia homered in the first, tripled in the third and doubled in the fifth. He needed only a single for Boston's first cycle since John Valentin (June 6, 1996), but he flew out to center in the sixth and doubled in the eighth.
Boston dropped to 3.5 GB. They move on to New York, where the Yankees routed Texas tonight, 18-7.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka (3.21, 133 ERA+) / Scott Kazmir (2.28, 178 ERA+)
Game threads are back ... and they're back BIG!
(Thanks to Jere and Ish for hosting games for the past two weeks.)
"Game threads are back"
ReplyDeleteWoohoo!
glad yr back, IVE BEEN YELLING ABOUT THE SOX TO... MYSELF!
ReplyDeleteHooray! Welcome back - your vacation sounded great...
ReplyDeleteNow if I could just get home in time to join the game thread.
Let's hope it changes the luck....
ReplyDeleteSettling in ....
ReplyDeleteEllsbury, CF
ReplyDeletePedroia, 2B
Drew, RF
Ramirez, DH
Lowell, 3B
Youkilis, 1B
Varitek, C
Moss, LF
Lugo, SS
Iwamura, 2B
Crawford, LF
Upton, CF
Pena, 1B
Longoria, 3B
Floyd, DH
Navarro, C
Hinske, RF
Bartlett, SS
Drew named AL Player of Month for June!
ReplyDeleteL says HI -- now trying to get her computer to connect.
ReplyDeleteNESN -- Yay!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back.
ReplyDeleteWe need a win.
WOOOHOOO, GAME THReADS ARe BACK!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back!
What's our record without Allen and Laura?
ReplyDeletePEDE DONG!
FUCK YEAH - dong v Red Dot
ReplyDeletedong
ReplyDelete1st lead of the series for the sox
ReplyDeleteso nesn.com supposedly posts lineups daily at 3:03. don't know if you knew that.
ReplyDeletedid not know that
ReplyDeleteIt's so fascinating to watch the Matsuzaka saga unfold. What will Dice-K be bringing today?
ReplyDeletewhy 3:03, I don't know. but it said it on the screen in pre-game. nesn discovering the things they can do with this new internet thing: chatting with TC, posting lineups, etc
ReplyDelete93MPH is just too many for Manny these days.
ReplyDeleteclubhouse probably opens then and they see it. and they need 3 minutes to phone it in?
ReplyDeleteit could change in the 4 hours until game time though. late scratches and all
What will Dice-K be bringing today?
ReplyDeleteThe noise.
O POO! say the Rays... (One Pitch, One Out) (at least I think it was the first pitch)
ReplyDeleteSo what day did you leave, Redsock?
ReplyDeletewe left tuesday the 17th.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised Jon Rich is commenting instead of Dale.
ReplyDeletenice recovery Dustin
ReplyDelete6-7 in your absence. Don't be doing that again.
ReplyDeleteDale's on vacation. Hasn't been on his regular talk show either
ReplyDeleteDamn you, Matsuzaka! Throw strikes!
ReplyDeleteI've seen enough two out walks this series.
ReplyDeletePonson: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R. A much better first 2 than Jobber last nite
ReplyDeletecome on, tek, work your "magic"
ReplyDeleteanother BB comes around to score.
ReplyDeleteanother 2-out run.
4 pitch BB. Okay, this is his "bad inning."
ReplyDeletewowzer...
ReplyDeletenoisy.
well that was a little scary
ReplyDeletefeels like we're already down 3-1, so it's nice to see the game tied 1-1.
ReplyDeletethat sounded and looked scary off the bat.
ReplyDeleteI miss Coco.
ReplyDeleteSounds like we are hitting the ball hard.
ReplyDeleteRUNS PLEASE!!!!
wow, almost looked like Youk wasn't gonna stop there.
ReplyDeleteGotta single in two here....
WE WANT SLUGO!!!!
ReplyDeleteTexas ties it up 1-1
ReplyDeleteI was rather surprised to compare Lugo's stats with LBJ's. This is including Ellsbury's slump, but as of yesterday, Lugo had a slightly better OBP. Ellsbury only really leads on power and SB.
ReplyDeletepitch count rising
ReplyDeletepitch count rising
ReplyDeletethat is best said in a shatner voice: "pitch count ........ rising ......"
3-1 Texas. Nice
ReplyDeletetex 3-1
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeletethat is best said in a shatner voice: "pitch count ........ rising ......"
I actually did put a lot of space in between the words, but they disappeared when it posted.
I would love a Dice-K with a 4.00 ERA that pitches 7 innings average.
ReplyDeleteI <3 1 pitch outs.
ReplyDeleteCrawford's at bat music is soooo bad.
ReplyDeletewhat was it? sounded like some shitty beastie boys.
ReplyDeleteis that to imply you don't like the Beastie Boys in general or that it sounded like one of their shittier tunes?
ReplyDeletedicks on the harlem river.
ReplyDeleteA-Rod w RISP: .239, RISP, 2 out: .200
tied after 2, i'll take it
ReplyDeletemustachioed cheater, grand effing dong
ReplyDeleteFreakin' Giambi grand slam. Goddam.
ReplyDeleteanother curtain call from the least knowledgeable fans in baseball.
ReplyDeleteDustin needs a 1B and a 2B for the C.
Pedroia OWNS Kazmir.
ReplyDeleteDustin, JD, and Mike,
ReplyDeleteThank you for all your fine offensive efforts lately.
Manny, Jacoby, Cap'n,
Fellas, your team needs you.
I think it is Mummy Time.
ReplyDeletealso, to keep their 100-year streak in tact, that yankee rally was set up by a botched double play ball that would've ended the inning.
ReplyDeleteI am going to the Giants/Cubs game tonight. Kind of tired, so I doubt I'll make it through to the fireworks at the end of the game.
ReplyDeleteThis is like a Sox/Yanks game, but with a very different feeling.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy, Zen!
ReplyDeletetake THAT "botched double play ball that would've ended the inning"! bout time we caught a break in this series. I guess it was about time the yanks caught one in theirs...
ReplyDeleteAnother lead?!?!?! We're in the lead?!?! AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteToday I bought "Awesome!" brand paper towels. Don't tell Laura.
ReplyDeleteWill do, thanks.
ReplyDeleteI said at the start of the season that there should be a parade if the Giants were to go .500. Now I feel like they'd still deserve the parade -- but might win the division along with it if they were able to pull it off.
It's fun when your ace pitcher looks like the president of a high school chess club. I root for the Giants...nothing like for the Sox, of course, but I like to see them win.
The Giants or Dodgers winning is always good--gets those older Yankee fans mad.
ReplyDeleteOMG
ReplyDeleteDICE HAS RETIRED 3 IN A ROW!!
Do not panic at the possibility of a 1-2-3 inning.
ReplyDeleteI can think of worse ideas than this, but it's very difficult.
ReplyDeleterare trip to Mel's Diner for Dice
ReplyDeletesince floyd's bb and farrell's visit back in the first, dice has retired 7 of 9.
ReplyDeleteand we lead 2-1!
Yay, a game thread, and we are ahead of the Rays for the first time this series.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what Farrell said? Maybe something along the lines of, "Cut the shit"?
ReplyDeleteWelcome home, and I see we are back with moderating??
ReplyDeleteLife has just not been the same....
There's some post-vacation optimism.
ReplyDeleteTek....so sad to watch his swing. SO pathetic.
ReplyDeleteAmy: L says hello!
ReplyDeleteShe's been trying to get her laptop to connect for the last 2 hours. :<(
Tek reaches base. nice.
ReplyDeleteTek didn't strike out!!!
ReplyDeleteSTOP THE PRESSES! Tek is on base!
ReplyDeletenice to see tek remembers to go to first and not third.
ReplyDeleteHi, Laura. Ugh, I hate that connection stuff.
ReplyDeleteA HIT!
You guys really have brought back the good luck from Newfoundland.
How are the dogs, Allan?
L adds that she's surprised he didn't go back to the dugout. Force of habit after every AB!
ReplyDeletebases more than tipsy
ReplyDeleteSo what did everyone do without game threads? I was so frustrated once Ish went on vacation.
ReplyDeleteANOTHER HIT!
LBJ is ready to preform for L. I can feel it.
ReplyDeletePuppies are great! Our sitter was fantastic!
ReplyDeleteCody needs a brushing though -- she looks horrible, like a wild animal that is shedding in the summer -- there are big empty and furry off-color patches all over her!!!
LOADED FOR LYNDON!!!
let's get Georgie Peorgie to 90 pitches by the end of this inning
ReplyDeleteHi everyone! Whew, only took me two friggin hours to connect. But I'm glad to be back.
ReplyDeleteOh shit, what just happened.
Ugly, ugly, ugly.
ReplyDeleteThe run didn't score???? Crap.
ReplyDeleteOK, we still have the lead. Don't forget that folks, because we're back now! :)
I AM PISSED. AT LUGO. It's not gonna be a DP with Jacoby running, just slide right to the bag and don't fuck around!!!! Ass hole!!!
ReplyDeleteWe were 6-7 without you L.
ReplyDeletebut doesnt the run still count if tek crossed the plate before the play, as the decision for the interference came after?
ReplyDeleteThat sucks. Arggh.
ReplyDeleteGlad the dogs are doing well. I bet they were happy to see you guys!
It was a ticky tack, even BAD call, but if Lugo just slides normally it's 3 to 1 and we're still batting
ReplyDeleteHi, Laura! So glad you had a great trip AND that you are home!! I really enjoyed reading about your travels.
ReplyDeleteThey called the double play because Lugo touched their SS? Is that a rule or just umpire discretion? Hard to tell from the way Remy is describing it.
ReplyDeleteeven with the fake out call, it's still a force, so run can't count.
ReplyDeleteWe were 6-7 without you L.
ReplyDeleteSorry about that. Things will pick up now.
Remy not bringing up that Lugo didn't even need to try to break it up because Ellsbury's running!
ReplyDeleteremy's convinced the bad feelings between the teams led the 2B umpire to call interference.
ReplyDeleteso the umpires are calling the game differently because of how the teams feel about each other lately?
that's fucking great.
(it did look like the right call though)
to answer Amy's Q, if you try to break up a DP and they feel you couldn't have reached the bag with any part of your body, you're out
ReplyDeleteDiceK getting the K back.
ReplyDeleteHell ya! That's how you do it, Dice!
ReplyDeleteanother TYR* in the Bronx: walk, error, HBP, and they're loaded.
ReplyDelete*typical yankee rally
Thanks, Jere. But that explains why Lugo was out---why would LBJ be out?
ReplyDeleteJoe Castig and Jon think the ump made the right call.
ReplyDeleteDice-KKK!
ReplyDeletehe maybe could've reached the bag with his hand, but I don't care. The guy shouldn't be sliding three feet away from the bag, risking fucking up the inning for everybody.
ReplyDeleteThree Ks! Dice looking good.
ReplyDeletejere: you are right, bad time for lugo to try to upend the SS
ReplyDeleteoh, sorry--I meant that in that situation, they call it a double play because the first guy effects the play at first.
ReplyDeletelike if you were to tackle the shortstop, well, he WOULD've completed the DP but didn't get to, so both runners are out
ReplyDeletegood shot at the cycle for fy, who just millared that one
ReplyDeleteFUCK YEAH!
ReplyDeleteWOOOHOO! he's just a single away!
ReplyDeleteFY's gonna get a cycle!!!! needs the 1B
ReplyDeleteFY:
ReplyDeleteHR
3B
2B
!!!
FY's going for the cycle!!
ReplyDelete(I just posted that on my own blog and had to delete.)
maybe Lugo will get caught stealing home with Dustin up and 2 outs in the 9th, needing just a single for the cycle...
ReplyDeletei like guys who get the cycle and also walk.
ReplyDeletei have no name for that feat.
FIRE IN THE GAP!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteoh yeah. triple. finally it's 3-1
ReplyDeleteBWAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH!!!!! JD DON
ReplyDeleteDrew! Finally we have some fire!
ReplyDeleteYanks get a run walked in. no hits in the inning, and a run scores. They have 6 runs on 4 hits, Tex has 3 runs on 6 hits.
ReplyDeleteA reverse cycle---from HR down to a single. Cool.
ReplyDeleteUgh, Manny, where ARE you?
ReplyDeletedamn - nice slider to mbm
ReplyDeletei always hate it when two guys in a row can't hit a sac fly.
ReplyDeleteTITO: PH CASH!!!!
ReplyDeleteMAKE THEM PAY, TEK!
ReplyDeleteAnd I do love seeing Manny's sac fly.
ReplyDeleteCome on, Tek. Stop that awful swinging at SHIT.
ReplyDeleteTexas cuts it to 6-5 after the Yanks left 'em loaded.
ReplyDeleteGood news: Kazmir over 100 pitches; Texas closing in 5-6
ReplyDeletethat is crazy. after all that we score on the WP.
ReplyDeleteAll right!!
ReplyDeleteHey, maybe we *are* good luck!
ReplyDelete(Pardon my egotism!)
I mean 6-5, sorry Jere.
ReplyDelete5 runs on 8 hits through 5+ for Ponson so far. I smell standing O...
ReplyDeleteWell, Laura, be careful. You don't want to be blamed whenever you go on vacation. :)
ReplyDeletepatrick, you'd be a great volleyball scorekeeper....
ReplyDeleteim gonna see if i can get tix for sunday nights game to see the cunt pitch in person (oh how i cant stand him).
ReplyDeletei won tix for the 4th of july game by being caller number 4 on the mike and the maddog show, can you believe that shit???
HAHA PONSON! TIE GAME MOFO
7-6 Rangers, another dong for Texas!
ReplyDeletechris davis dong! tex 7-6!
ReplyDeletenix, I also thought tie game, until I remembered the hit off Ponson's leg
ReplyDeleteI promise you this:
ReplyDeletePontoon will NOT contract ASD (Aaron Small Disease).
think the yanks will try and get choke-on?
ReplyDeleteCasey Kelly---I know I will get him confused with Sean Casey.
ReplyDeleteThis is what I'm talking about, the Daisuke saga is fascinating. Man he sucks, woops, I mean he's an ace.
ReplyDeleteCHOCOLATE RAIN
ReplyDeleteI would prefer DiceK being consistent rather than interesting.
ReplyDeleteCasey may be retired by the time Casey's playing.
ReplyDeletetwo out walks cause me to pull out my hairs
ReplyDeleteCute, Jere!
ReplyDeleteJeemer starting to warm
ReplyDeleteOh, no, not the new White Flag.
ReplyDeleteYou think Casey Kelly goes on my girls team? Normally I don't go for the could-be-either-gender names, but this guy has two of those. Maybe we should make an exception.
ReplyDeleteHe can be a switch hitter on the girls' team.
ReplyDeleteAmy, I can't believe you're calling Jeemer WF. He's had a bad time, for sure, but White Flag has been working on that name for years. It doesn't seem fair.
ReplyDeleteK. I'm getting psyched for the psycle!
ReplyDeleteI always like DiceK's strut as he leaves the field.
ReplyDeletethe FYcle
ReplyDeleteHe can be a switch hitter on the girls' team.
ReplyDeleteSounds good to me!
The FYcicle?
I am calling him that because lately he has earned it---he seems to come in and blow the game.
ReplyDeleteHe makes me nervous the way Timlin has. But I am willing to reconsider if he has at least a few good outings. I haven't seen any in a long, long time.
With 201 coming up and Dice on the mound, I realize that we are missing Ish. He will be welcome back to New England.
ReplyDeleteIsh is the undeniable king of the 201.
ReplyDelete(Actually I don't know if the stats prove that out, but it sounds good.)
he's the king of purposely going for 201, I'll give him that. Besides, he's got so many other good qualities.
ReplyDeleteno criminal intent
ReplyDeleteHey, don't be hitting My Boy!
ReplyDeleteTime for the single!
ReplyDeleteWe're winning! We're winning! Now how are we going to bridge it to the 9th ? Oki-Manny-Aardsma?
ReplyDeleteTime for that single! (Will we be happier with the single for the cycle or with a run-scoring double or more?)
ReplyDeleteFYcle TYme... here we go
ReplyDeleteOh, poopy. Will he get another at bat....?
ReplyDeleteah well, he'll get another AB at least
ReplyDeletePFFF! Send him back to AAA.
ReplyDeleteI would have been happier w/ the single for the cycle than a fly out. :)
ReplyDeletehe's due up 3rd in the 9th, though if people get on base before that, it'll be earlier.
ReplyDelete3 innings left on the road = guaranteed at bat for everyone in the lineup
ReplyDeleteSo FY may still be pedaling.
ReplyDeletejeemer starting an inning (i.e., no one on base) is safer.
ReplyDeleteCome on Oki
ReplyDeleteYeah, my math is weak tonight. Too much sun and fresh air today.
ReplyDeleteCome on Jeemer!
ReplyDeleteYEAH! Jeter DP and the Yanks have a squander. Still only four hits through 6, but trail only 7-6.
ReplyDeleteWell, that's a good reason. Are you at the Cape?
ReplyDeleteWell, he didn't have any inherited runners this time...
ReplyDeletenow he has to inherit his own baserunner
ReplyDeleteYup, we are here til August! My brain should be real mush by then.
ReplyDeleteWow, how wonderful! Sounds great.
ReplyDeletewas a broken bat hit he gave up
ReplyDelete